Door pull latch extension device



March 5, 1957 A. GUCKENBERGER DOOR PULL LATCH EXTENSION DEVICE Filed Nov. 20, 1955 FIGI FIG 3 INVEN TOR. LEO A. GUCKENBERGER BY x 712M ATTORNEY United States Patent 9 DOOR PULL LATCH EXTENSION DEVICE Leo A. Guckenberger, North Miami. Fla.

Application November 20, 1953, Serial No. 393,295

1 Claim. (Cl. 292-3363) This invention appertains to door handle attachments, and more particularly to a novel device to facilitate the release of pull type door latches and opening of said door by children of insuflicient height to reach permanent latch handle.

One of the primary objects of my invention is to provide a novel handle, hinged on its lower end, the upper end of which freely contacts permanent latch, by means of which small children will be able to release it by an outward pull of the handle for horizontal, vertical or other pull type door latches (normally hard to reach) and open the door.

Another important object of my invention is to prevent door sag caused by the downward pull and extra weight put on the door and hinges by a child hanging onto the door latch or handle in an effort to open the door.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a novel attachment for door latches of the above character, which will be durable and eflicient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture of any suitable material and which can be associated with a door at nominal cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of Figure 2 showing adaption to a vertical type pull latch.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals are used to designate similar parts throughout the several views, the numeral refers to a conventional pull latch shown only in part mounted on a door 11 indicated by a vertical broken line. The pull latch 10 is provided with a vertically disposed grip portion 12 terminating within the confines of a U-shaped bracket 13 mounted on the uppermost end portion of an extension handle 14. The U-shaped bracket 13 has leg portions which extend along each side of the handle 12. A mounting bracket 15 mounted on the door 11 by screws 16 directly below the latch 10, is provided with a base portion 17 having bores through which the screws 16 extend and a pair of spaced apart side Walls 18 between which a spindle 19 extends. A lower portion 21 of the extension arm 14 extends horizontally and has its end wound about the spindle 19 so as to permit the extension arm 14 to swing in a vertical plane about the spindle 19 as its center of rotation.

It is readily noted that upon grasping the extension arm 14 and pulling away from the door 11 on the arm 14, the extension arm 14 will pivot about the spindle 19 causing the handle 12 of the pull latch 16 to slide horizontally in a direction away from the door 11 thereby unlatching the door 11 as shown by the dotted line position in Figure 1. The extension arm 14 can be constructed in any desired length in order to permit small children, who cannot ordinarily reach the door latch 10, to be able to reach some part of the extension arm 14 and open the door 11.

Changes in details may be made which do not depart from the spirit and scope of my claim, and what I claim as new is:

A handle attachment for door latches comprising an elongated member having a curved portion adjacent one end, hinge support means adapted to be secured to a door in vertical alignment with a latch, hinge means mounted at said one end of said elongated member and supported by said hinge support means, the other end of said elongated member adapted to extend along said door and in spaced relation thereto, and a member having a U-shaped cross section mounted at said other end of said elongated member, said U-shaped member adapted to engage a free end of a latch.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNlTED STATES PATENTS 433,492 Rohrbach Aug. 5, 1890 2,058,163 Malone on. 20, 1936 2,321,724 Aldeen et a1 June 15, 1943 

